User talk:LarryMac

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We're so glad you're here! -- Essjay · Talk 22:37, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

Welcome as well!

Hello, LarryMac! Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed your question on Clueless Newbies. To report 3RR violations, go to WP:AN/3RR (Wikipedia:Administrator's Noticeboard for Three-Revert Rule). To report general vandalism, go to WP:VIP (Vandalism In Progress). If something requires immediate action, see WP:AIV (Admin Intervention against Vandalism). In addition, the page WP:3RR also contains some useful information. Speaking of lame edit wars, Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever should give some laughs. (Bad Jokes and Other Deleted Nonsense (BJAODN) is also pretty funny.) I hope that covers your question! If you have any more inquiries or questions, do not hesistate to contact me (click on the "A note?" link in my signature and edit the page), or ask the Help Desk. Once again, welcome to Wikipedia, and happy wiki-editing! Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 04:37, 22 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

On your question about refereces regarding the usage for the term Pipe Dream. I fully agree with you that some authoritative sources give this term only the meaning associated with some of the more pleasant effects of opium use, but I have to say that I and other people too have been using it in the sense of "following a pipe that against all odds gets you where you thought it could get you" for years. http://www.onelook.com/?w=pipe+dream&ls=a lists 14 dictionaries that give it only the meaning of opioid induced delusions of grandeur, but I believe that it has evolved to mean the term I described.

The origin of this term (the dope smoking part) should be included in the article, but terms do evolve. The meaning I attempted my best to portray could stick if it is defined to be a Neologism (which happens in language all the time) --Juxo 19:17, 22 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Just wanted to drop a note to say thanks for the help with the hard drives question that I posted on the reference desk. I should be ordering the hard drive as well as my copy of Slackware today. Maybe by the end of the month I'll be editing the wiki from my Linux box! Dismas|^(talk) 10:04, 19 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Argh! Cyphers

Tragic as it may seem, I'm stuck on Level 8 (the shame). It seems fairly clear that the plaintext reads "I wonder what the password is", but I get nonsense keys using the vigenere table. Am I missing something really obvious? Skittle 22:24, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It worked, but it felt like cheating. But if he's using computer encryption, rather than hand encryption, then I suppose we have to too. Thanks for the hand. Skittle 22:35, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. Beaten by you of course, although I claim it's only because I had to get some sleep :-) Congrats to you. Did you ever work out what 'I want my Gap' was all about? I had all sorts of programming theories, none of which seemed very likely. Skittle 18:22, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oh right, that makes sense. I'd even actually tried different number systems earlier, adding up the binary in different ways. It just never occured to me that it was what it was... Skittle 18:40, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding ==Where==

Well, to anwswer your question, I live in Canada. But since I REALLY need/I guess want this stuff, I will do anything to get this shit. Maybe you could order this stuff for me?

Thanks, once again my email is iooiioioo@hotmail.com; please.

Thanks.

24.70.95.203 06:51, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really in the mail-order business; have you tried ebay?

Yes I have, thanks, but can't find what I'm looking for!:-P:-D

Please, iooiioioo@hotmail.com

Thanks

24.70.95.203 22:55, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

RD

The only reason I changed the response is because it seemed to accidentally not illustrate what you wanted (you wanted to show that you could make the symbol appeal smaller, but you didn't actually do that because the baseline font size was already -1). It seems natural to me that you wanted it to be -2, so that it actually illustrated what you were trying to make it illustrate, but I guess I was wrong. Sorry about that, thought I was helping both you and the question-asked out, guess not. --Fastfission 17:20, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK, won't do it again. It just seemed like it was pretty clear to me what you were trying to do, and that it would have been more clear for me just to fix the one value that you had wrong (a mistake which would be very easy to make, of course), than to complicate things with a lengthy comment about it. I figured since I wasn't really changing the substance of the post it wouldn't matter much if there was a small correction (I honestly didn't even think anyone would really notice). But in any case I understand where you are coming from and won't do it again to any of your posts. --Fastfission 17:45, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

deletion of my Lake Superior question

Hi, I asked a question in the science reference desk. Now it is gone, apparently after you reverted it? Could you explain why, by no means am I a trouble maker but I do like to know what's wrong.

Thanks,

Evilbu 20:37, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why do you keep deleting a relevant link on Sonicstage?

LarryMac,

I really don't understand why you keep deleting the 42hours.org link.

You seem to have a problem with "original research," yet you don't delete links to Sony web sites.

Are you suggesting that Sony web sites are more objective than 42hours.org?

Please don't delete it again -- the link is extremely relevant to Sonicstage users.

Thanks!

Since you didn't leave a signature (and if I'm not mistaken, don't even have an account) I have to reply here. I will delete it as many times as I see it. Please read the Wikipedia policy WP:NOR. --LarryMac 15:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why? Are you a Sony employee? Perhaps you're related to a Sony employee? If you're not, there is NO reason whatsoever for your to take this stance. Is Wikipedia about licking the rear-ends of major corporations? What about the agrieved customer? Isn't their web site equally as valid as the corporate web site? Or perhaps you don't really believe in consumer rights?

OK yes, you've caught me, I'm actually Sir Howard Stringer. Or maybe I'm a concerned user/editor of Wikipedia who attempts to adhere to the guidelines that the community has set forth. Since you don't seem to think WP:NOR applies, then how about WP:External Links? Under "What should be linked to" I point to item 1, which should validate the inclusion of the links to Sony sites. I also point to item 5, specifically drawing your attention to the word neutral. I hasten to make clear that item 6 discusses "meaningful" and "relevant;" your site is primarily about your vendetta against Sony, caused by your failure to exercise due diligence while using their software, and making assumptions about its behavior. I totally agree that the operation of SonicStage was non-intuitive and overly encumbered with attempts at "digital rights management." Nonetheless, that does not mean that the user's responsibility for learning its idiosyncracies is lessened in any way. Further down the External Links page, please note the section entitled "Links to avoid", particularly items 1 -- Do not add a link to one's own site.

The policies are clear. Your attempts to go against consensus are in violation thereof. You should also be aware of the "3 Revert Rule" policy. --LarryMac 17:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

After reading the External links page, I think there is plenty of room for the link to be included.

1. "On articles with multiple points of view, a link to prominent sites dedicated to each, with a detailed explanation of each link"

2. "Sites with other meaningful, relevant content that is not suitable for inclusion in an article"

I also note that fansites are allowed to be included as links, so why not the opposite of a fansite?

This problem we're having is a flaw in the Wikipedia model. In an attempt to be fully objective, Wikipedia forgets that there is NO SUCH THING as full objectivity. The links to Sony websites are not objective, so why are they included?

I agree it does say "A website that you own or maintain, even if the guidelines above imply that it should be linked to..."

BUT, unless I'm mistaken, the objective of Wikipedia is NOT to promote commercial products. If a product is critically flawed, there is NO better place than the Wiki to say that. A site about a bad experience with a flawed product is equally as valid as a commercial site promoting that product.

It is not hurting anyone that the link is included -- if anything, it is offering Sonicstage users advice about a major problem. So why not to include it?

"that does not mean that the user's responsibility for learning its idiosyncracies is lessened in any way" -- You clearly know nothing about learning. I suggest you lookup "learn-by-doing" or "learning-by-using." Not everyone has time to read the manual from cover-to-cover, so they use basic techniques of learning (by using & by doing).

I submit that you are well beyond the point where you can judge whether your own site is meaninful or relevant.

That is a personal attack. You have no way of knowing if my judgment on this matter is flawed or not. As it happens, I get plenty of e-mails expressing support.

Whether you like it or not, Wikipedia operates via consensus. There seems to be plenty of consensus on the article's talk page that your content does not warrant inclusion.

What consensus? The fact is that about 300 or more people are visiting the site from Wikipedia each month, but only 2 people are consistently removing the link. To me that says consensus supports the link -- people use the link -- that is the proof of validity.

You also seem to have deliberately skipped over the first section I pointed out, where it very clearly states "Articles about any organization, person, or other entity should link to their official site, if they have one." This has nothing whatsoever to do with promotion of a specific product.

This is the flaw in the Wikipedia model that I am talking about. It seems that there is plenty of room for corporations to promote their products - by inserting a product page (and appropriate links) which will only ever include product details, with no criticism allowed because criticism is not NPOV. If this is the Wikipedia model, it is severely flawed, because no product description is NPOV without criticism.

Your description of SonicStage as a "product that is critically flawed" is completely subjective. User error is not a product flaw, no matter how much you want to make it so. Your argument that there is no other place better than Wikipedia to say so is just completely off the mark.

There is a huge amount of material on the Internet to back up my claim. I am not alone in this by any means. Many people have e-mailed me with similar problems. By the way, do you use Sonicstage?

This is NOT a site for product reviews; there are hundreds of such sites, feel free to post your link at any or all of them.

Perhaps Sonicstage shouldn't have a listing at all?!! If there can't be valid criticism, then Wikipedia is utterly worthless.

And since you edited while I was composing this -- your last comment is dangerously close to a personal attack, and that will get you banned. I will take this to the administrators if it becomes necessary.

What personal attack?!!! Please don't threaten me. I can also go to the admins and complain about your behavior.

Bring it. --LarryMac 00:49, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cryptic crosswords

Thanks for the feedback! In case you were wondering, "Boil center of the feast (4)" was "(h)eat" (center of the + to feast = to eat), and "Later, you and me topless in turf mix-up (6)" was "future" (u + (m)e in "turf" anag.). I don't know if the u and e are really "in" the anagram, as one of them goes at the end, but it seemed better than "Later, both of you in confused fret", which was my other choice.

I now have a stack of new ones (yeah, I get distracted from my job...), but I won't make you suffer through them.

Well... just three, I promise! How do these sound?

Wart mix-up worth a thousand dollars first (6)
A thought for me, endless Death (4)
To stay sheltered before end of summer, weave twine (6)

Ok, ok... you don't need to answer them. Anyway, thanks for the feedback! Madd4 Max 18:29, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Whew, you're good! Ok, no more. "Wart mix-up worth a thousand dollars first" = (g)rowth (A "G" before "worth" anag.). Thanks for humoring me! Madd4 Max 20:23, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think about these?

Current: In addition, the episodes were shot in a documentary style, with hand-held cameras to give the feeling that the audience was with the characters, as if they were "found footage".

Proposed: In addition, the episodes were shot with hand-held cameras in a documentary style as if they were "found footage", to give the feeling that the audience was with the characters.

Proposed: In addition, the episodes were shot in a documentary style as if they were "found footage", and with hand-held cameras to give the feeling that the audience was with the characters.

Proposed: In addition, to give the feeling that the audience was with the characters, the episodes were shot in a documentary style with hand-held cameras, as if they were "found footage". Stanselmdoc 18:48, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I like your sentence a lot. It's much clearer and more succinct.Stanselmdoc 19:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Haha, no prob. I get frustrated when people use incorrect grammar all the time. Even more so when it's myself, so I like being corrected. Stanselmdoc 21:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Number One

Thanks for remiding me, I'd forgotten about that. Yeah, if you can understand them I'd appreciate a transcription. How can I get hold of that other stuff? And BTW, why can't you give lyrics on the Ref Desk? Black Carrot 04:46, 23 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the lyrics. If I can get hold of the movie again, and fill in the holes, I'll let you know. By other songs, I meant their recordings, and the music video you mentioned. From the way you say it, I suspect they're no longer free, though. Black Carrot 21:49, 24 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Language Reference Desk

I'm a little bit confused about what you said in the Language Reference desk, what exactly do you mean? Kyle 18:05, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Language Ref Desk

I was just useing that as an example. I guess I should have typed my question a little more clearly.

"what they're saying goes here,"said (name). or maybe they use an adjective like this below :

"what they're saying goes here," said adjective (name).

now, when we fill this in it might look like my example:
"Lets go home, it's too late," said angry and discouraged Jesica.

For some reason, this didn't sound right to me. To make it sound right I added the after said and before angry.

I wanted to know if this was correct, or they're both correct, or they're both wrong. -thanks Kyle 19:19, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Your imaginative suggestion for "Negative Proof"

...on the current discussion on Ref desk replies had me laughing so hard, our dog expressed concern for my well-being! Thanks for your support, but even more so: for helping me take things (and myself) a little less seriously. -- Cheers, Deborahjay 15:46, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I like to ratchet up the absurdity when I can :-) --LarryMac 15:50, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now, that's a powerful suggestion I'll take to heart. In the land of hard reality where I live, absurdity is too often merely close kin to cynicism. Yours is a refreshing and welcome reminder of its being a source of sorely needed levity. -- Deborahjay 15:59, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Salix

LarryMac,

I just purchased a small Salix Caprea Pendula from our local Trader Joe's. It's a cute little willow so I bought it without even know how large this tree would grow. I'm happy to learn that it probably will only be about 6' at full maturity. This is really good news for a city dweller with not much yard space to speak of.

I was hoping you would have even more insight in your writings about this tree. Please do write something.

Unfortunately I don't know a lot, and my gardener's thumb is a very pale green, at best. I did learn from a botanist recently that "willows are weeds" so they're easy to grow. --LarryMac 14:23, 9 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have time for a quick Java question?

Hi Larry, I noticed that you helped at the reference desk recently. Just wondering if you might know anything about this question, or if you know anyone who might. Best to you, Djbaniel 20:49, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jack's Challenge

In response to the challenge posted on WP:RD/L [1], I came up with this. I did skip the whole post about "sound symbolism" with all the sl-, sm-, etc words, and maybe my usage isn't perfect in a few places, but at least it's a start.

One afternoon whilst studying maths at university, I grew restless. Exams were coming up, and it was crunch time, but I had to get out for a walk. I stopped in at the nearest pub, and was assailed by the cacophonous sound of the jazz on the jukebox as I waited for my eyes to adjust to the crepuscular light. A loud voice that was not at all amicable shouted a gripe about the plutocrats who were running the nation. "They're all a bunch of cunts" he cried to his drinking companion. "Don't be a sap! We must overcome their treachery!" My vision had cleared and I could see the man who was the source of this verbal cacophony. He was tall and plump, perhaps one might even call him Brobdingnagian. It was slightly amusing to listen to him rail and to watch his phlegmatic friend just sitting there listening, quietly sipping from his glass, but I felt the need to go elsewhere; his overbearing demeanor was preventing my usufruct of the pub. I stepped outside and walked toward the library. I glanced up at the gargoyles perched on the side of the old building, peering down like so many assvogels. Not at all friendly, like the kakkak's I'd seen on my visit to Guam. Looking down, I noticed that somebody had written "Dirk snorts smegma" on the sidewalk, as bizarre a grafitto as I'd ever seen. I walked into the library and stopped to examine the ancient palimpsest they had on display in the lobby. It appeared to be some kind of medical text and diagram, describing an operation to create a fistula for the purpose of draining bad humors. Although I'd been feeling a mite peckish when I set out, this certainly made my appetite flee. From the lobby, I wandered to around a bit, quietly watching the other students going about their work. After nearly an hour of this, I noticed it was getting quite late, so I set out for my rooms again, hoping my break would fructify my own studies. As I stepped outside into the clear night air, though, I realized that my hunger had come back in force. I was quite ready to eat anything, from a kumquat to a quahog, and anything in between. So off I went to the Chinese takeout place.

--LarryMac | Talk 19:15, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I take my non-existent hat off to you, sir. -- JackofOz 02:17, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bravo! Rockpocket 05:56, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ref desk question

Yes! That is him! Thank you very much!! I posted a couple more links that I was able to find now that I had his name. The links have images. Dismas|^(talk) 02:25, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You have no chance to survive make your time.

!

This user is on the way to destruction.

Lanfear's Bane

Steam Train Reference

Just wanted to say thanks for refering me to the the Strasburg and Essex railroads. However, I've been to both of them! They are both great. My favorite that I've ever been to is the SRR. Also, I have stayed at the Red Caboose, but if you go there again you should check out the Fulton Steamboat Inn.Grango242 22:45, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

For helping me with my maths question —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.36.182.217 (talk) 20:09, 10 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

:)

I was wondering if anyone would notice! DuncanHill 20:36, 18 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome message

...crazy you had essjay welcome you. Jack THE Pumpkin KING 23:25, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You

You rock thank you!Loperman2510 (talk) 01:36, 24 January 2008 (UTC)loperman2510[reply]

moved this here from my User Page. I'm not sure what I'm being thanked for, but it's always nice to get a compliment --LarryMac | Talk 14:16, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank You For Your Assistance

Thanks for assisting me with my query About the Reference Desk! Yeltsinfan (talk) 06:07, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

I looked through your contributions and I believe that when you have reverted edits, you have done so appropriately. So, I have added rollback rights to your account. Please note that rollback should be used only for blatant vandalism and does not leave a useful edit summary. I hope you find it useful, but if not, just ask and I will remove it. —Remember the dot ^(talk) 02:37, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Batch File

Hello, I tried your solution and created a file named rename.bat with this command :

for %%i in (dir G:\ /ad /s /b) do
( trid %%i\* -ae )

Where G:\ is my first dir and trid is the program that autodetect the filetype and rename it appropriately.

But sadly I get

C:\Documents and Settings\blabla\Desktop\trid_w32>.\rename.bat
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Documents and Settings\blabla\Desktop\trid_w32>for %i in (dir G
:\ /ad /s /b) do

C:\Documents and Settings\blabla\Desktop\trid_w32>

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Esurnir (talk • contribs) 17:05, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I found out that actually the problem was that the problem was that it doesn't seems to accept your ( command ). It need a command after the do... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Esurnir (talk • contribs) 17:16, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tried that with a cmd /x (seems to activate it) but now the system can't find the file "dir" ^^;. Sorry to bother you with that. but renaming a thousand of file by hand in 750 subfolder is quite a hassle. Esurnir (talk) 17:27, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I found out how !

For /D /R G:\test %%1 IN (*) DO c:\trid_w32\trid "%%1"\* -ae

that work perfectly.

Now just a last thing and I won't bother you anymore ^^;. How can I do "two command" in a row ? like cd %%1 then followed by a del *.thumb. Esurnir (talk) 17:33, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't worked, but I found a workaround.

For /D /R G:\ %%1 IN (*) do del "%%1\*.thumb"

Still don't understand the ( ). But thank you very very much for your help !. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Esurnir (talk • contribs) 18:10, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Blogs

Thanks for your answer on the Refdesk, Larry. If you'll tell me where to find your blog, I'll click some ads for you! Mine (with no ads) is at [2]. Retarius | Talk 06:50, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

stupid spellings

Look, whoever that guy is he is either doing it on purpose or is an idiot. Either way, someone should tell him to type properly. Its not that hard. user: green t-shirt

It is unacceptable to call someone a faggot. Period. End of discussion. Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 15:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch

Drop me a note if you see any more. Cheers! TenOfAllTrades(talk) 14:28, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dr D et al and AGF

I see you found the proof that this guy is a troll - well spotted! Deleting his questions might only make it worse, though. As someone with experience in dealing with these things, what would you recommend? Zain Ebrahim (talk) 15:03, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my, I don't know that I'm all that experienced in troll-hunting. I just happened to see the suspicious edit earlier, and then when somebody supplied the answer it all sort of snapped together. For now, I think we watch the contributions closely and involve an admin if/when necessary. --LarryMac | Talk 15:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hope you don't mind I moved your response here.

Sounds good. Let's wait and see. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 15:15, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have no objections to your removal of Avril Lavigne questions, though I personally don't remove threads once editors have responded in good faith. I do think, however, that the treatment should be consistent, whether the querent is registered or an IP-address. Anyway, I won't respond to them anymore. Take care. ---Sluzzelin talk 15:36, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry for the collateral damage, but that section did nothing to improve the Ref Desk or Wikipedia. Perhaps I should go ahead and delete the preceding section as well. For the record, my action had nothing to do with registered vs IP, it was more of a "straw that broke the camel's back" situation. --LarryMac | Talk 15:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lol, yeah that makes more sense. Sorry for being confused and soft-brained (it's hot here!). The main reason I never remove threads is the (sometimes) ensuing hilarity at WT:RD, but I certainly won't protest if the "I can write a song a day" gets removed as well. I guess it just might discourage the Avril showers in May, a sensible goal. ---Sluzzelin talk 15:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Harsh?

Hi Larry. That may well be true, but that doesn't of itself make this particular post an act of trollery. I couldn't see anything trollish about it. I don't believe in the "once a troll, always a troll" philosophy. Surely, when known or suspected trolls actually make useful edits and/or ask non-disruptive questions, we should be supporting that behaviour. Maybe not a gold star, but we can at least refrain from pointing the finger and assuming some evil ulterior agenda. That seems to breach AGF, which is arguably just as bad a behaviour as the trolling itself. Cheers. -- JackofOz (talk) 16:08, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Larry. I guess I'm still lacking any evidence that this question actually disrupted anyone, which for me is the only test that matters. Surely we can consider each question on its own merits, no matter who it's from, without judging it through the prism of our attitude to the questioner. I still say it was a reasonable question, and the folks who've provided answers obviously think so too. Everyone was happy and the system was working the way it was intended to work. Who has the right to intervene in that process? I'm not saying that we shouldn't be on the lookout for trolls or that we shouldn't take appropriate action when they do their darndest, but every now and then they might make a worthwhile contribution or ask a fair question, and when they do that they should be treated no differently from anyone else who asks a fair question. Maybe I'm naive, maybe I'm too trusting, but that's what makes me the wonderful and magnificent human I am. But then I don't agree with the view that whenever the same user asks more than one question on the same topic, that this is ipso facto trollish behaviour. I agree this user didn't do themself any favours by making that threat, but who knows what position they were defending? I certainly don't presume to know. I'll just finish by noting that this has taken up about 90 minutes of my valuable time, whereas if the Troll Alert flag hadn't been raised, that wouldn't have happened. So who's disrupting whom here? Sometimes we can be just a little over-zealous in our anti-trolling campaigns, and that causes just as much damage as the damage we're seeking to stamp out. -- JackofOz (talk) 17:18, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

Sorry for the "discussion" on the reference desk. I'll try better next time not to put a "discussion" on the desk.

Always

Cardinal Raven

Cardinal Raven (talk) 17:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven[reply]

Something to make you laugh

I know you said you didn't care anymore, but it looks like the resolution of our problems has culminated in this. Bear in mind that every account that edited that page is the same person. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 16:57, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, that's very, ummmm, weird. I keep thinking I've seen it all, and then . . . .

I guess I lost my "Zen" attitude towards the desks for a bit there. I'm going to work on finding it. --LarryMac | Talk 13:28, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to have broadened your spectrum of the bizarre. :) See you back at the RD soon! Zain Ebrahim (talk) 14:46, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your zen must be there somewhere, in that strong Google-fu. This one's in a Paris garden, so you never know where or when. : ) Julia Rossi (talk) 00:50, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, Julia, my sweet. We'll always have Paris. --LarryMac | Talk 20:48, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ro-omaaance* +) Julia Rossi (talk) 08:53, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pubes

I'm not sure if my "pubic" hair is considered normal. Because before then, plastics were not invented.68.148.164.166 (talk) 19:58, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Harvey (film) height

Hi. You seem to be the one most insistent on the height being 6'8.5", at least recently. Why is this? In the film, Elwood P. Dowd clearly says that Harvey is 6'3.5", as I recall from having just watched it and the IMDb quote page. I don't want to wade in on what is clearly an old-standing argument, but your explanation in the body of the article doesn't seem to fit with what is in the movie. Thanks! Kwedin (talk) 03:01, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

At this point, I'd have to go back and watch the movie again myself, as it's been awhile. I know that Jimmy Stewart was 6'3", there are plenty of references for that, and I know that a change was made to Harvey's height somewhere along the line. But right now, the only thing I can find is this page, which states 'Though in the film, Harvey is 6'3 1/2", on the stage it was changed to 6'7 1/2", to be more of a contrast with Stewart's own 6'3". ' Not sure how reliable that source is, of course. Since I'm now totally confused, I won't edit the page again until I can find some definite, and I'll take responsibility for not properly researching. --LarryMac | Talk 13:23, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that site makes some sense. I can't go back and look now, since I deleted it from TiVo, but I think in the intro to the movie on TCM, they discussed that Jimmy Stewart went on to star in a later production of the play the movie was based on. (And incidentally, that he played it as a much darker character.) Maybe they changed it in the later plays that included Stewart. But as the article is about the film, and the website you cited also says the 3 1/2" height was in the film, I'm going to change it back to that, unless you have some other information. Thanks! Kwedin (talk) 04:06, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

march the 14

and lo, god spoketh to perry and he sayth, march thine 14th will be'th thine day(th) for steak and a BJ - have marked the calender for next year, mrs mankster sez feb 14th better be bloody good! (dammmn right, baby can you dig it?) thank you larrymac!Perry-mankster (talk) 16:52, 22 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Recent Edits

You recently removed an entire discussion from the humanities reference page in an apparent act of vandalism. Please explain your edit on said page's discussion area. If this dispute cannot be resolved, I may be forced to persue Wikipedia's other areas of conflict resolution. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 216.239.234.196 (talk) 14:05, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The removal was already explained; you reversion of the removal without checking the talk page is an apparent act of disruption. Your threats mean nothing to me. --LarryMac | Talk 14:36, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Err...

I found your comment at WP:REFDESK rather rude. I talk like that. I wasn't yelling. What you consider yelling may not actually be. Please take the time to think before you speak in future.--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 11:57, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

OK, so you "talk like that" but I'm not allowed to "talk" like I do? You have a strange concept of how to interact with people, so I won't bother any further. --LarryMac | Talk 13:46, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's not what I said, I never forbade you to say what you say. I was explaining to you what I mean. I also pronounce it FrEEking, not FrICKing. That way it's doesn't sound so bad. Sorry we got off on the wrong foot. No hard feelings? :)--Editor510 ^{drop us a line, mate} 21:08, 31 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Award

I hereby award you a scrumptious cookie for helping me rediscover Celtic Thunder. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:40, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Om nom nom. Thanks! --LarryMac | Talk 13:39, 5 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Replying to your message

I didn't remove anything from reference desk..I only edit articles occasionally. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.110.48 (talk) 04:32, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Java and Portal

I recently posted the following text on Wikipedia regarding the creation of a new computing-related project:

'WikiProject Java is a Wikipedian community that aims to better organize information in articles related to the Java programming language and its platform.

If I'm cor-rec-to, there are about 900 articles on Java technology in Wikipedia, which may be more than ALL other programming languages articles combined...

At least, it's more than for C++, and there IS a C++ WikiProject...

And it's MUCH more than the .NET WikiProject with 82 articles...

There is also a Ruby project and a Python portal so...

Now you can also see a proposal for the Java Portal (temp location).'

Please support this initiative, A l a i n R 3 4 5
^{Techno-Wiki-Geek} 18:43, 24 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Looks familiar

I saw this one earlier (though again, after responses had been posted), and I reached the same conclusion. Watchful waiting may be the best strategy for now, but if you see anything similar in the future, I would endorse the use of both barrels. TenOfAllTrades(talk) 22:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

reply

Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 18:29, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tatoo's guitars

That just made me laugh out loud. Thank you. --Dweller (talk) 13:51, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Glad to be of service :-) I do try to keep on-topic, but just couldn't pass that up. --LarryMac | Talk 14:07, 18 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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